Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Iraq
Type of sectoral sanctions
Cultural property
Measures
§ 576.208 Prohibited transactions related to certain Iraqi cultural property. Unless licensed or otherwise authorized pursuant to this part or otherwise consistent with U.S. law, the trade in or transfer of ownership or possession of Iraqi cultural property or other items of archeological, historical, cultural, rare scientific, and religious impor...
Additional Sanctions
Cultural property
Program information
Authority
US
Program
31 CFR Part 576 Iraq Stabilization and Insurgency Sanctions Regulations
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Iraq
Official Information
The ISISR prohibit the trade in or transfer of ownership or possession of Iraqi cultural property or other items of archeological, historical, cultural, rare scientific, and religious importance that were illegally removed, or for which a reasonable suspicion exists that they were illegally removed, from the Iraq National Museum, the National Libra...
Program URL
• https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-31/subtitle-B/chapter-V/part-576 • https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-12-28/pdf/2017-28023.pdf